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<\/a><\/p>\nUsing copper plates that we sanded and beveled ourselves, we carved our images with an etching needle into a ground applied to the surface of the plate. Once I was happy with my idea, I coated my plate with an acrylic ground and traced it on backwards (so it would print the right way!) using chalk paper.<\/p>\n
Then I started\u00a0carving! I was surprised by how easily the needle carved away the ground.<\/p>\n My finished carving<\/p><\/div>\n The next step is to etch the plate by submerging it in hydrochloric acid for a set period of time. This process eats away the copper that is not covered by the acrylic ground, creating a carving that will hold ink. Once the etching was done, I removed the ground and set about inking the plate.<\/p>\n The messy inking process<\/p><\/div>\n My finished inked plate, ready to print!<\/p><\/div>\n My first run!<\/p><\/div>\n My best finished print!<\/p><\/div>\n The last step in the project was to do a new edition of three prints with the same plate, after altering it somehow and adding another process (like relief rolling to add color, etc.). I chose to sand my plate some more to remove some of the plate tone\u00a0and to include Chine-coll\u00e9. Chine-coll\u00e9\u00a0is a collaging process done with thin paper, wheat paste, and pressure from the printing press to combine the papers. I chose to use Japanese Kitikata paper to give some color to the blooms in my print.<\/span><\/p>\n The Chine-coll\u00e9 process: my collaging paper placed on my plate just before printing<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n And finally: My finished print! Just a little bit of color for the roses.<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Just before last semester ended, I finished my first ever intaglio print! (in-TAL-ee-o) The assignment was “inside\/out,” so I went with an image I’m quite fond of including in my art: the blossoming of a rosebud. I’ve always liked to … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>